A Day of Zone

So I zoned all day to day and I just wanted to share with those who are interested. Supposedly I require 18 blocks. 18 blocks of protein, carbs and fat. (If you don't know your block count you need to speak with me for those who are interested. I think, as do others, that the Zone requirements are too high in carb. So what is recommended is carb blocks subbed for fat blocks until the individual reaches their own zone. I went lower carb today because it was a rest day so here is the day.

Breakfast:

Egg=3, spinach=3/4 cup, salami=2oz, almonds=15.

Lunch:

Chicken=5oz, lettuce=2 cups, applesauce=3 tbs, almonds=15, peanut butter= 1 tsp.

Snack:

Talapia=2oz, applesauce=3tbs, almonds=6

Dinner:

Turkey=5oz, mushrooms=1 cup, almonds=15, peanut butter= 2 tbs.

Snack:

Crabmeat=1 1/2 oz, peanut butter= 1 tbs.

I also recently found this thing called "FitDay" in which you can use to plug in all of your food for the day and find out what you did and where you are at. Its a pretty interesting site. I don't know how often I will use it or for how long. I plugged in my food for the day and my activity. They even have an option to find out how many calories you used while performing *cough* certain activities *cough...which I thought was interesting...if you catch my drift.

So here was the daily total according to Fitday:

Calories= 1904

Carbs= 54.2

Protein= 155.5

Fat= 124.6

Percentages: 57% Fat / 32% Protein / 11% Carbs.

According to activities and calories burned during: total for the day was: 1132 calories......interesting......

Also sense we are on the topic of paleo eating, here is some good advice from nikki, a paleo master:

1) Enjoy eating paleo. Enjoy what you eat. If you are unhappy with what you are eating you are unlikely to continue to keep eating that way, and once the nutrition is gone, staying fit and healthy becomes much harder.
2) Pre-cook food. Spend a few hours at the beginning of the week and cook big batches of food. This will allow you to minimise the amount of time that you have to spend cooking during the week.
3) Cook more than you need. This is similar to the previous tip, the idea being that if you cook more than you need for one meal then you can eat it later, or the next day.
4) Rather than cutting yourself off from all of those foods which you enjoy that aren’t 100% paleo friendly, simply eat smaller amounts and be moderate.
5) Do not keep junk/unhealthy food that you know you shouldn’t eat, in the house. For most people, if it is in the house they will eventually eat it.
6) Do not run out of food. This is horrible. Do not let it happen to you.
7) Try planning out your meals for a week. This comes easily to type one personalities, for the rest of us it can be a nuisance. Though this has the benefit of ensuring you know what you need in the house for the week, and eliminates that time wasting period during which you try and figure out what you should cook for dinner.
8) Keep a handy meal replacement shake/can of tuna in your car/office/desk/bag for a paleo friendly snack in case plans change.
9) Learn to use spices; this will do wonders for you and will offer variety and different flavors to your meals.
10) Eat lots of vegetables; try and eat a good variety with many different colours.